“By protecting the commercial interests of those who exploit lions instead of protecting lions, South African conservation authorities are feeding the flames that threaten all wildlife.” – Cormac Cullinan

It is a criminal offence to contravene the provisions of certain regulations and persons convicted of contravening them will be liable on conviction to 12 months imprisonment and in the case of continuing crimes an additional fine of R500 per day.

The Minister of Environmental Affairs has published a notice requiring the paper and packaging industry, electrical and electronic industry and lighting industry to prepare and submit industry waste management plans for approval

On 12 January 2018, the Minister of Environmental Affairs published a draft notice providing for generators of waste to apply to the Minister for exclusion of certain waste streams or a portion of a waste stream from the definition of waste.

Cormac Cullinan was a judge on the Tribunal, which heard seven cases from around the world which collectively demonstrated that global and national climate change commitments cannot be met without fundamental changes to the legal systems which legalise the activities that cause climate change and the destruction of the ecological systems on which life depends